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The VCs actually headquartered in SoCal

26 firms, hand-verified — thesis, stage focus, and check size, not just a name and a logo.

All stagesPre-Seed (5)Seed (16)Early-stage (4)Series A (6)Growth (3)Growth Equity (1)Pre-seed (2)first round (1)Seed through growth (primarily Series A and Series B) (1)Early to growth-stage (1)Bridge (1)Early Series A (1)
All citiesLos Angeles (10)San Diego (6)Santa Monica (4)Irvine (3)Newport Beach (2)Cerritos (1)
Any check sizeUnder $1M (3)$1M–$5M (6)$5M+ (4)Not stated (18)
All sectorsGeneralist (5)Industry agnostic (3)Technology (2)AI (2)Life Sciences (2)Gaming (1)early-stage (1)Consumer (1)commerce (1)B2B Software (1)Frontier Tech (1)PropTech (1)

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Early to growth-stageEst. 2017

S32

San Diego, CA

Technologybiotechhealthcarelife sciences

A venture capital firm founded by former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris, investing across technology, biotechnology, healthcare, and life sciences at early through growth stages.